Nathan the Wise; a dramatic poem in five acts by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
"Nathan the Wise; a dramatic poem in five acts" by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing is a play written in 1779. Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, it brings together a wise Jewish merchant, a Muslim sultan, and a Christian Templar in an unexpected web of rescue, debt, and love. When Sultan Saladin tests Nathan's wisdom by asking which religion is true, Nathan responds with a parable about an inheritance that challenges everything.
As secrets unfold about true identities and family connections, this fervent plea for religious tolerance explores whether different faiths can bridge their divides through friendship and humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Lessing, Gotthold Ephraim, 1729-1781 |
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| Editor | Morley, Henry, 1822-1894 |
| Translator | Taylor, W. (William), 1765-1836 |
| Title | Nathan the Wise; a dramatic poem in five acts |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_the_Wise |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1893 Cassell & Company edition by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | German drama -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 3820 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 2003 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jul 26, 2017 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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